The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948, until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election.
He was replaced on October 19, 1948, by Thomas Laird Kennedy who served as premier and interim Progressive Conservative leader until Leslie Frost became party leader and succeeded Kennedy as premier on May 4, 1949.
The official opposition was led by Ted Jolliffe of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
[1] On April 5, 1951, the Fair Employment Practices Act[2] and the Female Employees Fair Remuneration Act[3] were passed.
The first act introduced fines and a complaint procedure to deal with discrimination based on race or religion in hiring practices.